By the time the race come around he was my 3rd selection I liked how settled he was around the mounting yard however I will say this was his last chance after having a decent bet on him in the Cox Plate I had enough but was always willing to give him one more go (same story with Maybe Better) this was the race he was set for and with the staying ranks in this country if he could get a nice run he was always going to be atleast an e/w chance, When they turned or home I thought Purple Moon had the race shot to bits which I would have been happy with as that would have given me a 1/4 of the 1st 4 aswell unfortunately I had to make a decision on whether to put Eskimo Queen on the top line or Efficient and went the wrong way, but I got a half share of the trifecta and the $20 e/w I had on Efficient gave me a very nice return out of the race for an outlay of about $150 far less than any of the last 4 years and just marginally better return than Makybe Diva's 1st cup win.

I was a little disappointed with the size of the trifecta thought it might have paid a bit more but I know alot of people who got it themselves so it would seem it was a fairly popular result.